Tasmania (first known as Van Dieman's Land) was built on convict labor. Britain sent petty thieves and other criminals including boys as young as 9 years old across the ocean to this island for "rehabilitation" and hard labor. We completed some beautiful hikes and visited the historic convict site of Port Arthur on our last 2 days in Tassie.
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| The orange icon with footprint designated 60 Short hikes of Tasmania- we completed 6 of them while visiting! |
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| Huge boulders of granite |
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| Wineglass Bay |
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| Sleepy Beach |
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| The "sand" here was bits of crushed granite |
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| Cape Tourville Lighthouse |
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| Picnic on the Bay where we had kayaked with the seals |
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| Another beautiful Australian rainbow spotted on the way to Port Arthur |
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| Once a horrible terrible prison camp now tourist site- Port Arthur village |
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| The Gaol |
On the drive back to the Hobart Airport we made several stops to view some superb geological formations- Our final views of this unique island-
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| Tasman's Arch |
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| Devil's Kitchen |
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| Tessalated Pavement |
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